Royal National Hospital Chapel
ROYAL NATIONAL HOSPITAL CHAPEL, ST STEPHEN'S ROAD
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1153678
- Date first listed:
- 01-Aug-1974
- List Entry Name:
- Royal National Hospital Chapel
- Statutory Address:
- ROYAL NATIONAL HOSPITAL CHAPEL, ST STEPHEN'S ROAD
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- Reference:
- IOE01/10306/11
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1153678
- Date first listed:
- 01-Aug-1974
- List Entry Name:
- Royal National Hospital Chapel
- Statutory Address 1:
- ROYAL NATIONAL HOSPITAL CHAPEL, ST STEPHEN'S ROAD
The scope of legal protection for listed buildings
This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.
Unless the List entry states otherwise, it includes both the structure itself and any object or structure fixed to it (whether inside or outside) as well as any object or structure within the curtilage of the building.
For these purposes, to be included within the curtilage of the building, the object or structure must have formed part of the land since before 1st July 1948.
The scope of legal protection for listed buildings
This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.
Unless the List entry states otherwise, it includes both the structure itself and any object or structure fixed to it (whether inside or outside) as well as any object or structure within the curtilage of the building.
For these purposes, to be included within the curtilage of the building, the object or structure must have formed part of the land since before 1st July 1948.
Location
- Statutory Address:
- ROYAL NATIONAL HOSPITAL CHAPEL, ST STEPHEN'S ROAD
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole (Unitary Authority)
- Parish:
- Bournemouth
- National Grid Reference:
- SZ 08376 91442
Details
1. 5180 ST STEPHEN'S ROAD (South Side) Royal National Hospital Chapel SZ 0891 13/125A 1.8.74.
II
2. 1865-7, G E Street, joined to main building by single-storey link with pierced timber tracery. Nave and chancel, with division marked by buttressed wall supporting neat octagonal bellcote with alternating openings and buttresses. Coursed Purbeck rubble with Bath stone dressings. West windows, 2 cinquefoiled lancets and quatrefoil in vesica, east window, cinquefoiled triplet under relieving arch, side windows connected by continuous sloping sill, also stringcourses breaking over as hoodmould. Roof of patterned slate with tile ridge on overhanging bracketed eaves, openwork stone cross on east gable. Interior has roofs of canted rafters of unusual section. Chancel arch with simple moulded abacus. Window sills connected by stringcourse. East and west windows and others have glass by Clayton and Bell. Reredos has sculptured relief of Good Samaritan by T W Earp between foliage panels, with fleurons on rectangular frame.
Listing NGR: SZ0837691442
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 101843
- Legacy System:
- LBS
Legal
This building is listed under the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 as amended for its special architectural or historic interest.
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